Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham fluffed their first attempt at the Champions League under him last season but insists there will be no excuses second time round.
After failing to progress from a relatively kind group that featured CSKA Moscow, Leverkusen and Monaco, Pochettino reflected his squad had struggled to cope with the physical and mental demands of the Champions League.
"That experience [of last season] is important. We know very well what the competition demands from you, and I think that is so important," he said.
Danny Rose and Victor Wanyama are both out with knee injuries but right-back Aurier is set to make his debut in place of Kieran Trippier.
Erik Lamela and Georges-Kevin N'Koudou have begun light training following hip and foot injuries respectively but neither is ready for a return to competitive action.
Dele Alli starts a three-game suspension and is not in the squad for the showdown.
Tottenham: Lloris (C), Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Eriksen, Son, Kane.
Subs: Vorm, Foyth, Trippier, Walker-Peters, Winks, Sissoko, Llorente
Dortmund: Burki, Piszczek, Sokratis (C), Toprak, Toljan, Sahin, Dahoud, Kagawa, Aubameyang, Yarmolenko, Pulisic
Subs: Weidenfeller, Subotic, Castro, Götze, Zagadou, Isak, Philipp
